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Government has not yet confirmed funding for the boiler upgrade scheme and broader ‘warm homes plan’ beyond next year The rollout of heat pumps will slow down and could cost the Government more if funding is cut at the spending review next week, industry experts have warned. Grants of £7,500 are currently available for […]
Researchers in Japan have created a cement-free soil solidifier from recycled glass and construction waste, reducing landfill and carbon emissions. Producing cement, the key ingredient of concrete, generates around 2.5 billion tonnes of CO2 every year – about 8% of the global total. When producing clinker – a precursor to cement – the calcining process […]
The UK Government will invest £1.5 billion in the construction of at least six new munitions and energetics factories and procure up to 7,000 UK-built long-range weapons, supporting nearly 2,000 jobs across the country. This major investment forms a central part of the upcoming Strategic Defence Review (SDR) and reflects a broader effort to rearm […]
Hundreds of forgotten plots of land will be turned into high-quality new homes under a new pilot scheme, announced by the government, and developed with cities through Lloyds Banking Group’s Social Housing Initiative. Hundreds of disused brownfield sites to be transformed into new homes through a public-private partnership pilot Bristol, Sheffield and Lewisham to […]
Building Safety Act could curtail Manchester’s high-rise construction boom, warns Clarke Willmott The progress of the ever-changing Manchester skyline could come to a halt as a result of “lengthy delays” caused by the new Building Safety Act, according to leading construction lawyer, Clarke Willmott. Several high-rise towers have recently been created in the city over […]
Managing director David Crawford, Deeside Timberframe Off-site timber frame specialist to scale sustainable housing delivery with major investment Deeside Timberframe, a supplier of offsite manufactured timber frame solutions, is making a bold statement in the UK construction sector with a multimillion-pound strategic investment programme. The company said the investment supports the company’s continued growth and […]
Photo credit: Eliot Perez Major Antarctic operations hub switches on to support UK polar science The British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) new scientific support and operations facility, the Discovery Building, is now coming into operational use at Rothera Research Station in Antarctica. Marking a major milestone for the Antarctic Infrastructure Modernisation Programme (AIMP), the facility consolidates […]
Housebuilders who leave vital development sites unfinished for years could face losing their land to local councils under new Government rules. For the first time, developers will have to commit to delivery time frames before they get planning permission. They will also have to submit annual reports showing their progress to councils to keep […]
The research team will test timber and steel elements using small-scale, medium-scale and large-scale testing. (Photo Credit: University of Canterbury) Steel-framed buildings. combined with cross-laminated timber walls and floors could unlock a $1 billion boost for New Zealand’s wood processing industry. A team of New Zealand experts will tackle fire safety concerns in timber-and-steel-framed […]
NorDan Roots for Timber Health Programme Within Its Supply Chain Nordan partners with Fortis Facades’ BIOME project to monitor forest and tree health NorDan, one of Europe’s leading timber composite window and door manufacturers, has become the first manufacturer of its kind to actively measure and monitor the health of the forests […]
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